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Given the success of the Longford Brigade IRA in engaging and defeating British forces during the War of Independence, it is surprising that only one IRA man di...

“Ireland 1922,” published by the Royal Irish Academy, is comprised of 50 essays from 50 contributors, who each focus on an aspect of an extraordina...

Given the multitude of Longford men and women who lived and worked in London, it is not surprising that many of them played a part in Republican activity in the...

The eagerly awaited ‘Longford’s Republican Story 1900-2000’ will be launched in a series of events over the coming week. After five years of p...

This month sees the publication of ‘Old Ireland in Colour 2’ - which like its best selling predecessor features amazing historical images painstakin...

Longford County Council, in partnership with the Clonfin Commemoration Committee marked the centenary of the ambush at Clonfin at the weekend, with two memorabl...

Escalation in the early months of 1921 yielded mixed results

Truce and Treaty: How the IRA stepped up its campaign against crown forces in 1921 100 years later: The Irish Times recalls a critical year in modern Irish history about 6 hours ago Updated: about 3 hours ago Lorcan Collins Prisioners under guard after the Custom House battle in May 1921. Photograph: Independent News And Media/Getty Images   In early 1921 Liberal Br...

Galway vet to appeal conviction for possessing unauthorised animal remedy By Gordon Deegan A veterinary surgeon who “compromised the horse industry” here when taking possession of unauthorised animal remedies three years ago, is to appeal his conviction. A Department of Agriculture inspector found the sarcoid cream in the boot of Mac Eoin’s car outside his Galway Equine Clinic, Kilcolgan on May 8, 2018. Court appeal At Gort District Court, Judge Durcan also ordered Mac Eoin – who works ...

Vet convicted for possession of unauthorised animal remedy By Gordon Deegan A veterinary surgeon “compromised the horse industry” here when taking possession of unauthorised animal remedies three years ago. That is according to Judge Patrick Durcan who this week convicted and fined south Galway vet Felim Mac Eoin €2,500 for the possession of unauthorised animal remedy – sarcoid cream – which Mac Eoin used to treat cancerous skin tumours in horses. A Department of Agriculture inspector...